Running with Bob Sheppard
Buster OlneyBob Sheppard, the longtime public address announcer for the Yankees, is stepping away from the microphone for good. I hope he enjoys whatever he deci...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 28, 2009
Orioles' pieces starting to fall in place
Buster Olney...A) Jerry Hairston Jr. NYY Mike Lamb MIL Melvin Mora BAL (B) Juan Uribe SF 2. Miguel Tejada played four seasons for the Orioles, averaging about 25 homers and 190 hits a year; he...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 26, 2009
The free agent do-call list
Buster Olney...AL teams looking for a DH (He makes a ton of sense for the Baltimore Orioles). Miguel Tejada: Like Dye, he's an older guy who can command only a short-term investment, but...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 16, 2009
Cashman casts praise far and wide
Buster OlneyAs the Yankees' players hopped happily in the middle of the infield late Wednesday, in the first moments after winning the World Series, plastic glass...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 07, 2009
Kiss 'Em Goodbye: Boston Red Sox
Buster Olney, Baseball Prospectus and Insider staff, ESPN InsiderBuster Olney and Baseball Prospectus combine to dissect the demise of the 2009 Boston Red Sox, who most pundits had slotted for another ALCS battle with the Yankees -- but then a funny thing happened on the way to the Bronx.
Story | Conversation | October 12, 2009
Hidden tales of the leaderboard
Jayson StarkWith Game 162 in the rearview mirror, here's some historic stuff we guarantee Doris Kearns Goodwin will never unearth: • Even after Game 1...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 05, 2009
Cleveland, Washington should consider Valentine
Buster OlneyBobby Valentine's first full season as manager of the Mets was 1997, a year in which I took a job with The New York Times, and I covered him for just ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 04, 2009
Kiss 'Em Goodbye: Atlanta Braves
Buster Olney, Baseball Prospectus and Insider staff, ESPN InsiderInsider and Baseball Prospectus collaborate to dissect the demise of the 2009 Atlanta Braves, who set the stage for Bobby Cox to go out a winner next season.
Story | Conversation | October 02, 2009
Type A positive
Buster Olney...Mike Gonzalez, Vladimir Guerrero, Rich Harden, Matt Holliday, John Lackey, Bengie Molina, Placido Polanco, Marco Scutaro, Miguel Tejada, Randy Wolf, and many more: Bobby Abreu, Angels -- About $6 million in base salary and incentives...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 02, 2009
Jackson's fastball lacking life
Special to ESPN.comHitters are not willing to chase Detroit's Edwin Jackson's fastball as often, and because of that, the pitch has been getting hit hard.
Story | Conversation | October 01, 2009
Kiss 'Em Goodbye: San Diego Padres
Buster Olney, Baseball Prospectus and Insider staff, ESPN InsiderInsider and Baseball Prospectus collaborate to dissect the demise of the 2009 San Diego Padres -- and whether the team can be relevant within the next few years.
Story | Conversation | September 27, 2009
Exclusive chat with Red Sox prospect Jose Iglesias
Jorge Arangure Jr....Fort Myers, Fla., for an exclusive interview. The young Cuban, who already counts David Ortiz and Miguel Tejada as friends, touched on a variety of topics including his feelings about being in the United...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 25, 2009
Kiss 'Em Goodbye: Oakland Athletics
Buster Olney, Baseball Prospectus and Insider staff, ESPN InsiderInsider and Baseball Prospectus collaborate to dissect the demise of the Oakland Athletics. On the plus side, Aaron Sorkin is rewriting the script for a "Moneyball" movie, which might star Brad Pitt as Billy Beane.
Story | Conversation | September 24, 2009
Kiss 'Em Goodbye: Houston Astros
Buster Olney, Baseball Prospectus and Insider staff, ESPN InsiderInsider and Baseball Prospectus collaborate to dissect the demise of the Houston Astros, who are desperately in need of an intervention.
Story | Conversation | September 23, 2009
Trevor Hoffman's tour of Memphis
Buster OlneyMilwaukee general manager Doug Melvin wrote in an e-mail posted here Monday that Trevor Hoffman is the Cal Ripken of pitchers, in the way that he prep...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 15, 2009
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